Post-Doctoral Fellow under the Green Talents Research Stay program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Germany, for young Scientists (February 2020- June 2020)
Ph.D in Environmental Science and Technology from Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2013-2019)
M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology (First Class) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005 (2010).
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Qualified CSIR-UGC-NET (June, 2010).
Qualified GATE BIOTECHNOLOGY (2011)
AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS
Early Career Researcher Board Member Land Degradation & Development (Wiley) (Impact Factor 4.377) 2022.
Green Talent Award of the Federal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF), Germany for the year 2018.
AU-CBT Research Excellence Award of the Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) for the year 2016.
Travel Award from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) to attend the Global Soil Symposium on Soil Pollution (GSOP 18) held at the FAO headquarter Rome, Italy.
Best presentation award for oral presentation on “Bacillus subtilis mediated antioxidative stress reduction in Cymbopogon citratus grown in hexachlorocyclohexane contaminated soil” in International Conference on the “International Seminar on Environmental Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century” held at Bareilly College, Bareilly UP, India from 20 to 22nd January 2019.
Best presentation award for the poster on “How does Warming Affects the Lindane Dissipation and Microbial Activity in Soil” in International Conference on the International Conference on Pesticides Behavior in Soil, Air and Water held at University of York, UK, from 29 August to 1 September 2017. Travel Bursary Award from Bayer Ag to attend the International Conference on Pesticide in Soil, Air and Water, organized by the University of York, UK, from 29 August to 1 September 2017.
Member: Indian Youth Delegation to Maldives from 22nd to 29th April, 2016
Certificate for 2nd Best Student in M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology batch 2008-2010
Best presentation award for poster on “Phytoremediation of Lindane by Spinacia oleracea” in International Conference on Sustainable Natural Resource Management: from Science to Practice held at Banaras Hindu University during 12-13th January 2017.